Welcome to the Love Live Music Secrets of Success Podcast. If you are interested in being successful in your music industry career, you have come to the right place! In this Podcast we will be chatting with the super successful people who make the music industry tick. We will be picking their brains, extracting their secrets for success and listening to their reflections on their careers. My name is Sally Jackson Freeman and I have been working in the music industry since the 80’s. I started out as a runner in my Dad’s recording studio working with such iconic bands as Motorhead and have just completed a 10 year stint at Glastonbury in the Dance Field working with artists such as Stormzy and Fatboy Slim. In recent years I have lecturing on a masters course at Tileyard Studios, BIMM and had the privilege to mentor the next generation of music industry professionals around the world. Over the past 30 plus years in the music business I have pretty much seen and heard it all, the good, the bad and the ugly…. The one thing I know beyond doubt, is that behind every superstar, is a huge team of highly successful and talented individuals who help the artists realise and monetise their talent. I am interested in what makes these people successful and the journey’s they have been on to achieve their success. This podcast is dedicated to finding out what makes these people so successful and sharing their insider knowledge and tips with you. For my first season, I will be chatting with 10 people that I have worked who I know are at the top of their game. I would love to know your thoughts, if you found this helpful and your secrets of success. You can find me on Twitter - @lovelivemusicuk, Instagram - @lovelivemusicuk Facebook.com/LoveLiveMusicUK. Please like, share and follow! Sally Freeman
Episodes
Friday Aug 20, 2021
Friday Aug 20, 2021
Jon Salmon - Digital Producer and Mental Health Ambassador
This episode was recorded at the Getahead Festival in August 2021. Getahead is a mental health festival that brings people, organisations, brands and charities together from within the health and wellbeing space. In collaboration, they raise awareness of the importance of positive mental health and wellbeing.
I caught up with Jon in the Green room at Getahead to talk about all things mental health, his life, his recovery and what he is doing now to support those struggling with their mental health. We talk about his work at his Agency as a Digital Producer and what characteristics you need to work at an agency like his.
Expect to hear trains going over head, people walking in and all sorts of organic sounds. I love this free flowing chat and I hope you enjoy it too!
Sally J Freeman
Love Live Music UK Instagram - @LoveLiveMusicUK
Jon's Bio: Jon Salmon is an award-winning video executive producer, a digital pioneer and co-founder of branded entertainment agency Byte Entertainment.
Jon lost his father to suicide as a teenager. After starting his first job Jon was sectioned and admitted to hospital with stress and depression. Luckily, Jon was able to get the right help and returned to work a year later.
However, Jon decided not to tell anyone about his illness for nearly 20 years due to the stigma and affect it would have on his career and friendships.
It was sadly after the suicide of a close friend due to postnatal depression in 2016 that Jon decided he had to speak out.
Jon couldn’t have picked a more public platform to speak out when he spoke alongside the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry.
Jon has since gone on to co-produce What’s Going On In Your Head exploring the secret inner workings of the mind through performance art and discussion, become a trustee for Let’s Talk About Loss a charity for young people who have been bereaved and the founding member and director of the Speakers Collective challenging stigma and facilitating important conversations.
Jon lives in London, a proud Dad and speaks openly about mental health in the hope it will help others and save lives.
If you need help today:
1. The Hub of Hope - https://hubofhope.co.uk - there is always someone to talk to.
2. Shout 85258 If you feel more comfortable texting try Shout 85258 is a free, confidential, 24/7 text messaging support service for anyone who is struggling to cope
https://giveusashout.org/about-us/about-shout/
3. Samaritans - https://www.samaritans.org - Whatever you're going through, a Samaritan will face it with you. We're here 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Jon's Mental Health Projects:
http://speakerscollective.org (Director)
https://whatsgoingoninyourhead.org/ (Co-founder)
https://letstalkaboutloss.org/ (Trustee)
https://www.talkitoutmusic.com/ (Time To Change project)
Jon's Social Media - reach out to him here:
https://www.instagram.com/j0nsalmon
Jon's Company:
Byte Entertainment
https://www.byteentertainment.com/
A huge thank you to Engineer and Producer Abi Reddey for mastering this while in Thailand - thanks for your unerring support.
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